---
name: "getuduser"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxgks-dev"
version: "2.6.1+dfsg.2-17"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/getuduser"
---

# getuduser(3)

return user database entry of Unidata user

## NAME

getuduser - return user database entry of Unidata user

## SYNOPSIS

```

#include <unistd.h>

const struct passwd *getudent(void);
```

## DESCRIPTION

This function returns the user database entry for the Unidata user --  or NULL if no such user exists. It tries the UNIX function \`**getpwnam()**' with a series of user names and stops at the first valid entry. The first name tried is the value of the environment variable **UDLOGNAME**, if it exists. The remaining names are, in order, "unidata", "ldm4", and "ldm".

## ENVIRONMENT

- UDLOGNAME

  Contains the name of the Unidata user.